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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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Flex or Solid ?

Is there a better of the 2 for connecting the stacks tee to the straight pipe of the exhaust?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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I purposely made that the lowest spot, so water would go to there and not any farther. It's not in the pic but i drilled a hole just to the left of the end of the clamp and i guess i made it too big, because when i powerbrake or blow smoke sitting still you can see a little cloud come out from under the truck
 
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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I would go with flex because of body and bed movement.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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i would asume to use felx...because the stacks will be mounted to your bed and the bed with flex seperate of the frame
 
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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Keep in mind, that the pipe itself has to flex, because the downpipe is connected to the engine, and i believe the pipe flexes to absorb engine movement. This is why i want a bellows in the system right behind the downpipe, to isolate as much exhaust pipe from the engine as possible. Thats what causes drone.
 
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